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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announces Lower Prices for First Ten Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

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As we have previously reported, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) changed the government’s treatment of certain prescription drugs under the Medicare program by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...more

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CMS 2026 IRA Price Negotiations Results Likely to Create Upstream and Downstream Effects

On August 15, 2024, CMS announced the results of the first round of the negotiated prices between CMS and participating drug manufacturers for the 10 selected drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Drug...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - May 2024

We Americans pay more for prescription medications than just about anywhere else on the globe. And Big Pharma keeps jacking prices higher....more

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One Down, Eight to Go: Texas Judge Dismisses Medicare Drug Price Case – Will Others Follow?

A domino has fallen, but the question remains whether there are more to come. On February 12, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed a challenge to the Department of Health and Human...more

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Court Dismisses PhRMA Lawsuit Challenging IRA

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Today, the district court for the Western District of Texas granted the government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by PhRMA and other organizations challenging the Drug Price Negotiation Program of the Inflation...more

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The Administration Takes Aim At Drug Prices Again – This Time Through A Controversial Framework for Exercising March-In Rights

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The Biden Administration recently announced a plan to leverage an old tool in a new way to try to reduce drug costs: exercising “march-in rights” under the Bayh-Dole Act for drugs that were supported by government funding. ...more

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IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program Litigation Updates - Denial of PI Motion and Motion to Dismiss in Chambers of Commerce Case and...

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Denial of Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Chambers of Commerce case - On Friday, September 29, the court in Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce et al. v. Becerra et al. (S.D. Ohio, Judge Newman)...more

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Mintz IRA Update — A Deeper Dive into Other Controversies of the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

The ability to directly negotiate drug prices has been a policy goal for Democrats for many years and was recently accomplished through the Inflation Reduction Act’s (“IRA”) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the...more

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Mintz IRA Update — Other Key IRA Programs and Developments: The Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program and Maximum...

Although most of the recent focus around the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) by the press and industry stakeholders has been on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the IRA has several other...more

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Legal Challenges to the Inflation Reduction Act: An Update on Pending Challenges and Reactions to Oral Argument in Dayton Area...

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Two weeks ago, HHS announced the first 10 drugs that will be subject to the new Drug Price Negotiation Program under the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”). Six of the manufacturers whose drugs are on the list and several other...more

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First List of Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Published Includes Three Biologics

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law on August 16, 2022, allows the federal government to negotiate prices for some high-cost drugs covered under Medicare. ...more

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10 Health Issues to Watch as Congress Returns from August Recess

Health care has been one of the most active issue areas in the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of jurisdiction in both the House and the Senate has been fueled in part by efforts to reauthorize various...more

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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Selected Drugs for 2026

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On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first ten prescription drugs selected for price negotiation with manufacturers (Selected Drugs) under the Inflation Reduction Act of...more

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Where Things Stand on Drug Pricing at the Halfway Point of 2023

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While only slightly past the midway point of 2023, it has already been a busy year for developments in drug pricing. Notably, CMS released its final guidance in preparation for price negotiations and the first 10 drugs...more

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First Drugs Selected for Price Negotiations Under The Inflation Reduction Act

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program has now officially kicked off. Earlier today (August 29, 2023), the White House announced the list of the first 10 selected drugs under the program, prior...more

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HHS selects the first drugs for Medicare drug price negotiation

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\On August 29, 2023, Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the first ten drugs covered by Medicare Part D selected for negotiation under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), which was signed into...more

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HHS Announces the First 10 Drugs Selected for IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program

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​​​​​​​HHS has announced the ten drugs that will be included in the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act’s new Drug Price Negotiation Program....more

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First Drugs Selected for Price Negotiations Under The Inflation Reduction Act To Be Announced Next Week: A Recap of What That...

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program will kick off next week. The statute sets a deadline of September 1, 2023 for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a list of the 10...more

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What a Difference a Year Makes: IRA’s Drug Pricing Provisions Turn One

This week marks the one-year anniversary since the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included sweeping reforms empowering the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set prices for certain...more

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Legal Battles Continue Over Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Measures

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In recent months, six different lawsuits have been filed challenging the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)’s Drug Price Negotiation Program (the “Program”), with a flurry of activity likely in the coming months before the...more

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Finance in Five Minutes: Healthcare Finance Checkup

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While mergers and acquisitions, and attendant financings may not be at a blistering pace globally, the prognosis for deal activity in the healthcare sector remains healthy, in particular as the consolidation of providers, the...more

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Biden Reveals Health Care Priorities in FY 2024 Budget

Today, Thursday, March 9, President Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request, the third of his presidency. The $6.1 trillion proposal calls for $1.9 trillion in discretionary spending and $4.2 trillion in...more

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CMS Launches First Federal Regulatory Action to Implement Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

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On January 23, 2023, CMS published in the Federal Register its first proposed rulemaking to implement the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the “Negotiation Program”), which is included in the Inflation Reduction Act...more

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CMS and OIG Issue Guidance on Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) continue to issue guidance regarding the implementation of the drug pricing provisions of...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Drug Pricing Provisions – What to Expect in 2023

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The drug pricing provisions in Subtitle B of Title I of the IRA, entitled “Prescription Drug Pricing Reform,” enact government...more

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